If you’ve read about this Volkswagen scandal, you know that VW needed “special” software written or a bunch of its diesel cars would never see the road. How did that workplace conversation go? Maybe something like …

VW executive: “Our diesel vehicles spew so much filth they couldn’t possibly pass emissions tests under normal operating conditions. So we need you to develop software that will let the cars know when they are being tested so they can adjust enough to pass.”